David Holmes

David Holmes (10 March 1769-20 August 1832) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-VA 2) from 4 March 1797 to 3 March 1803 (succeeding Andrew Moore and preceding James Stephenson) and from VA 4 from 4 March 1803 to 3 March 1809 (succeeding Abram Trigg and preceding Jacob Swoope), Governor of Mississippi from 7 March 1809 to 5 January 1820 (succeeding Robert Williams and preceding George Poindexter) and from 7 January 1826 to 25 July 1826 (interrupting Gerard Brandon's terms), and a US Senator from Mississippi from 30 August 1820 to 25 September 1825 (succeeding Walter Leake and preceding Powhatan Ellis).

Biography
David Holmes was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania in 1769, and he served in the US House of Representatives from Virginiaf rom 1797 to 1809, when he was appointed Governor of the Mississippi Territory by President James Madison. He remained governor even after Mississippi acquired statehood, and he served until 1820, when he was elected to the US Senate. In 1825, he was elected Governor once again, serving until 1826. He died in 1832.